Ammunition

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Ammunition is any material fired, scattered, dropped, or otherwise projected from weapons to fulfill their function. The term also encompasses explosives like grenades or mines.

Overview[]

Barring low-tech melee weapons or the rare self-powered ranged implement, ammunition is an essential part of survival in the wasteland and one in constant demand. As stocks of easily accessible pre-War ammunition depleted, this demand led to the emergence of cottage industries focused on supplying wasteland warriors with munitions, together with the necessary supply chains. For example, Adytum in New California relied on ammunition as one of its primary exports in 2161; Miles, the local chemist, would turn chemicals obtained from imports or fungal farms into gunpowder and primer, while Smitty, the blacksmith, would manufacture brass, bullets, and produce the final product. Similarly, the Gun Runners made a living using their machining skills for producing weapons and ammunition for a living, as did the Brotherhood of Steel.^[1]

These industries only grew, with the Gun Runners becoming one of the most prominent ammunition suppliers in New California. New centers of manufacture emerged across the North American continent, including The Pitt and Diamond City on the eastern seaboard, alongside amateur reloaders focusing on small-scale production for domestic production. Particularly talented machinists and scientists even figured out ways to recharge spent cells to provide a consistent supply of ammunition for energy weapons.^[2]

List[]

Conventional ammunition[]

Name	Caliber	Type	Subtypes	Brands/manufacturers
.22LR	5.6×15mmR	Handgun	Plinking Hollow point	Ranch Defender
.223	5.56x45mm	Intermediate	Full metal jacket
.303 Fallout Tactics	7.7×56mmR	Rifle
.308 caliber	7.62 mm	Rifle	Armor piercing Jacketed soft point Hollow point	Grandad's Circle G
.32 caliber	8 mm	Handgun
.357 Magnum	9×33mmR	Handgun	Hollow point Jacketed flat point .38 Special	Big Chief
.38 caliber	9×29.5mmR	Handgun		Big Chief
.44 Magnum	10.9×33mmR	Handgun	Hollow point Semiwadcutter .44 Special Full metal jacket	Circle G
.45 caliber	11 mm	Handgun	Overpressure Hollow point .45 Super	Federal Cartridge Southern Cartridge
.45-70 Government	11.6 mm	Rifle	Hollow point Semiwadcutter	Circle G Silver Star
.50 caliber	12.7×99mm	Rifle	Full metal jacket Armor piercing Explosive Incendiary Match
2 mm EC	2 mm	Coilgun
4.7mm caseless	4.73×33mm	Intermediate
5 mm	5mm	Intermediate	Full metal jacket Armor piercing Jacketed hollow point Jacketed soft point Hollow point Surplus
5.56 mm	5.56x45mm	Intermediate	Full metal jacket Armor piercing Hollow point Match Surplus	Circle G
7.62 mm	7.62 mm	Intermediate		Circle G
9 mm	9×19mm	Handgun	Full metal jacket Jacketed hollow point Armor piercing Overpressure Hollow point	Donaustahl GmbH
10 mm	10 mm	Handgun	Full metal jacket Jacketed hollow point Armor piercing Hollow point	Circle G
12.7 mm	12.7 mm	Handgun	Full metal jacket Hollow point Junk	Hauer Premium
14 mm	14 mm	Handgun	Armor piercing
15 mm EC Van Buren	15 mm	Coilgun
30.06 Fallout Tactics	7.62×63mm	Rifle
12 gauge shotgun shell	18.5 mm	Shotgun	Buckshot 4/0 buck 4/0 buck Magnum Bean bag Coin shot Dragon's Breath Magnum Pulse slug Flechette Rubber Junk	Purebore
20 gauge shotgun shell	19.7 mm	Shotgun	Buckshot Magnum Slug 3/0 buck 3/0 buck Magnum Pulse Junk	Masterson

Directed-energy ammunition[]

Name	Image	Type	Subtypes
Small energy cell		Energy storage	Bulk Max charge Over charge Optimized
Cryo cell
Electron charge pack			Bulk Max charge Over charge Optimized
Microfusion cell			Bulk Max charge Over charge Optimized
Fusion core
Plasma core
Gamma round		Converted capacitor
Flamethrower fuel		Combustible fuel	Homemade Optimized Mk II
Microfusion breeder	N/A
Plasma cartridge		Hybrid matter storage
Alien blaster round		Alien energy
Alien power cell
Alien power module

Explosives[]

Name	Caliber	Type	Subtypes
25mm grenade	25 mm	Grenade launcher round
40mm grenade	40×46mm	Grenade launcher round
Mini nuke	140 mm^[3]	Micronuclear bomb	Nuka-nuke Big Kid Tiny Tots
Missile	72 mm^[3]	Launcher round
Rocket		Launcher round
Tank shell	75 mm	Tank ammunition